The Dillon tribune., 1887-07-01
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

The Genes,a won the jubilee yacht race.
The president has appointed +. F. Pat
terson, Of Salem, N. C., register of the land
Office at Lewiston, Idaho.
yellow fever is increasing at Key West,
Florida. The disease is now beyond the
con,ro! Of the health authorities.
Tenbroeck, the famous kentucky thor.
thoroughbred is dead. The owner was
offered $50 GOO for him last week.
\ fire in the Chicago Packing House
conpany's buildings on Sunday, destroyed
a million and quarter dollars worth Of
property.
General James Speed, a prominent, re.
publican and attorney general under Lin:
coin, died at Louisville, Ky. lie was in
his 10th year.
John Sjovist was on the ,2d convicted
in Georgetown Of murder in the first de-
gree He killed countryman Of his in a
! saloon on the Goth Of last March.
In a speech in Chicago, Sunday, DR..
McGlynn said the Union Labor party was
we'll organized and that they would have
up candidate for the presidency next
year.
On Wednesday Cyrus w. Field sold 10
Jay Gould fifty thousand shares Of Man.
haitian stock. It is understood Gould paid
$oo share. The stock cost Field $1oo
share.
At their convention at Milwaukee, Wis.,.
the supreme Lodge Ancient Order United
Workmen adopted a new ritual. Louis.
willie, KY. was chosen as the next place Of
meeting.
At Lexington, Ky., August Berning
killed his wife and then suicided. Jealousy
CEASED the crime. Berning was as years
of age and the son Of wealthy citizen OF
St. Louis.
The town Of Marshallfield, Wisconsin,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday. Twelve
solid blocks Of stores were burned. The
loss will be nearly three millions and
half OF dollars.
The Nihilsts, according to the police
authorities at St. Petersburg, have resumed
the work Of collecting money, ostensibly
for charitable purposes, and spreading
pamphlets broadcast.
Last Sunday prohibition was observed,
and it was exceedingly difficult to get
glass of liquor. Eighteen saloon-%ecpcrs
were arrested for violating the law and the
aanization will make a test case Of one OF
them.
Sir George Trevelyan has published
letter asserting that the Gladstonians have
:. made concessions in all disputed points,
and therefore, interpose no obstacle to the
re union Of the party. The liberal union
> lists, he concludes, will be unable to destroy
the liberals, but reunion of the liberal
party would serve 10 moderate the policy.
j. 1t is announced in London that Ovid's
# tomb ,as been discovered Its location Is
IS at Anarolkioi, near Kustendami. The
:, stone marking the tomb represents Ovid's
d arrival at the Island Of Toni, when he was
is banishcd thither by Augustus, A. u. 81
h on account Of the poets intrigue with the
d emperor's daughter Julia and Apollo's re
l. cep,ion Of him.
a \ New York dispatch says that Rev
o DIR. McGlynn intends to become knigh
l. of Labor and work hereafter III the inter
1t est of that organization. A part oI hi.
y time at least will be de. oted to the tlissem
u ination OF his lard theories. This an
a nounccment creates great rejoicing among
&c the radical element o. the Knights, who
!" see in Father McGlvnn !. man who can be
OF great force against Powderly.
:; Francis Patterson OF Elmira, \. Y.
, better known as Blind Patterson, who re
=, Gently attained considerably notoriety, a>
the recipient OF the largest pension eve,
granted private soldier in the United
States, and which it was afterwards dis
covered had been traudukntly obtained
was arrested in Go'donsville, Va, Tues
=. day. He had ST 900 pension money o.,
; his person and this, together with none,
y, already regained, makes Sl,,S5o, which
. has been recovered by the government o.
, the $3.50 paid out on account OF Patter
.. sons pension.